The founder of East Baltimore’s Banneker Blake Academy on Tuesday night vowed to appeal the city school board’s decision to close the all-boys public charter school that models itself on successful prep schools.

The possibility of a charter school in the former North Carroll High School building — a plan that was proposed July 30 — continues to be contemplated by county leaders and community members alike, with steps beginning to be taken, though numerous questions still remain.

Many in the North Carroll High School community and I are frustrated with the entire situation, but an idea for a charter school may be the best we have at this time. I do believe that the current environment in Carroll may be more welcoming to a charter school and it is worth a shot.

We’re not opposed to a public charter school in Carroll County. In fact, we think it would be welcomed by many county residents. But the process to opening a charter school is not a simple one, nor should it be expected to result in a windfall of funding for public schools.

An email blast Friday afternoon gave Hampstead residents short notice of a community meeting hosted by Commissioner Doug Howard, R-District 5, on Monday night to brainstorm the future of North Carroll High School. And Howard’s idea, which he presented to an audience of about 30 people...

Colorful murals throughout Monarch Global Academy in Laurel transport visitors around the world, educating children through culture as part of an organizational philosophy called transformation education, also known as TranZed.

Michael Igoe, the only Laurel student in the program, and his nine classmates are the first graduating class from a public charter school statewide, with a 100 percent college and university acceptance rate.

Baltimore city schools CEO Sonja Santelises is scheduled to announce this evening a $1.31 billion budget proposal for next year that represents a 2.6 percent annual decrease and includes $30 million in cuts to schools.

State education leaders are infuriated by the passage of legislation they see as a power grab by the General Assembly that will diminish their role in deciding how schools are held accountable over the next 15 years.

Ironically, Republican opposition to President Obama may make it difficult for the Trump/DaVos team to push their agenda. In 2015, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to reduce federal overreach in education during the former president's second term. The ESSA law shifted much of the responsibility for control of education programs away from the secretary of education to the states.

Governor Larry Hogan popped into a Montgomery County elementary school Thursday morning to read some Dr. Seuss, sharing the job with one of the Trump administration's most divisive figures, education secretary Betsy DeVos.

Gov. Larry Hogan is pledging to veto a bill moving through the General Assembly that would prevent the state from enacting controversial reforms for struggling schools that have been championed by the Republican and members of the state school board.

Class was in session early Thursday at the East Baltimore School where a majority of teachers called out sick en masse on Wednesday in what city schools officials said appeared to be a protest against potential layoffs and budget cuts.

Baltimore school officials are asking state and city lawmakers for $65 million to shrink their $130 million budget deficit and avert the possible layoff or more than 1,000 employees. But schools CEO Sonja Santelises said she has "no firm commitments" from Annapolis or City Hall.

Maryland Democratic lawmakers made their case Tuesday against a series of education bills that they say push a "privatization agenda" championed by President Donald Trump and his controversial new education secretary, Betsy DeVos.